“Downstate and in the collar counties, and even somewhat in the city, for a statewide candidate like [Senator] Mark Kirk or [Illinois Comptroller] Leslie Munger, I think Trump is good news,” Robling said.

Sen. Mark Kirk previously said that he would support Trump if he becomes the Republican nominee, but will skip the RNC.

“[Kirk is] in the top Senate race in the nation and he's going to be campaigning for re-election," Kirk spokesman Kevin Artl said last month. “He will be attending the State GOP convention in Peoria in May.”

A Republican Illinois Senate candidate hasn’t won an election in a presidential year since 1972.